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Vocab 9
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English
10th Grade
02/20/2009

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air
Definition
to expose
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augury
Definition
the practice of an augur
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beguile
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to influence by trickery
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connoisseur
Definition
a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments
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debauchery
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excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
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declivity
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a downward slope
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diatribe
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a bitter attack or criticism
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disencumber
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to free from a burden or other encumbrance
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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fly-by-night
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not reliable or responsible
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foliage
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the leaves of a plant
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germinate
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to begin to grow or develop
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gratis
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free; gratuitous
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hues
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a shade or tint
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impromptu
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made or done without previous preparation
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kudos
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honor; glory
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lachrymose
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tending to cause tears; mournful
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lurid
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gruesome; horrible
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muse
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to think or meditate in silence
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Philistines
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A smug, ignorant, especially middle-class person who is regarded as being indifferent or antagonistic to artistic and cultural values
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rectitude
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rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
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rend
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to separate into parts with force or violence
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schisms
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A separation or division into factions
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uproarious
Definition
characterized by or in a state of uproar
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